Sunday's H&FF Radio show: Summer travel tips for road warriors

WASHINGTON (7/20/07)--Summer vacation travelers, listen up: Don't venture out on the highways or fly the friendly skies without getting some useful tips from experts. This Sunday, H&FF Radio hosts two travel experts to help you get the best value for your vacation dollar.
Home & Family Finance airs Sundays at 3 p.m. EDT on the Radio America Network. The one-hour program devoted to consumer finance issues is presented by America's Credit Unions.

Sunday's show, which you also can hear later via the Internet, features Paul Berry, Washington, D.C., journalist and broadcaster, discussing these topics with special guests:

• "Travel Tips--On the Cheap," with Tim Leffel, author, travel writer, and editor of narrative travel site PerceptiveTravel.com, Nashville, the Yucatan and all points beyond;
• "Car Title Loans," with Jean Ann Fox, director of consumer protection, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C.;
• "AAA Vacation Tips: Is the Summer Family Road Trip Still Dollar-Wise?" with John Barrett Townsend II, manager of public and government affairs, AAA Mid-Atlantic Office, Washington, D.C.;
• "New Credit/Debit Card Technology: The Contactless Card," with Brian Triplett, senior vice president for emerging product development, Visa USA, San Francisco, Calif.; and
• "Moving Brokers: Are You Getting Taken for a Ride?" with Melissa DeLaney, director of communications, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.

Home & Family Finance is a resource center for personal finance information at the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). The radio show's national presenting sponsor is CO-OP Financial Services. Accel, VISA, and CUNA Strategic Services are national sponsors.

For more information, read "Research, Plan, and Budget for That Special Vacation" and "Take a Summertime Drive to Safety" in Home & Family Finance Resource Center.

courtesy of cuna.org